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Wild adventures ensue each time the Binkertons step into the Good Times Travel Agency. Join these modern kids on their exciting trips to Ancient China, the Middle Ages, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Greece.
Adventures with The Vikings is a rollicking mix of adventure and historical information about life in Scandinavia around 800 A.D. Did you know that Vikings sailed over oceans without the aid of charts or instruments? Or that they visited North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus? Find out about their runic alphabet, the Viking class system, government by "thing", and much more.

Adventures in Ancient Greece is an exciting mix of adventure and historical information about life in Greece in the fifth century B.C. Did you know that athletes at the ancient Olypic Games competed in the nude? Or that a Greek column is designed with a bulge in the middle to make it look straight when seen from a distance? Find out about the Greek gods, the birth of democracy, Greek home life, and much more.

Adventures in Ancient Egypt mixes fact and fiction for a fast, funny and fascinating romp through the ancient past. Did you know that if you wanted to read and write ancient Egyptian, you had to learn more than 700 symbols? Or that children wore no clothes back then? Find out about pyramids, the Nile, mummies, and much more.

Adventures in Ancient China is an engaging mix of adventure and historical information about life in China during the first century A.D. Did you know that the ancient Chinese invented kites, compasses, paper, and pasta? Or that there are thousands of different "characters" in the Chinese written language? Find out about walled cities, ancient Chinese medicine, the Silk Road, nomadic warriors, and much more.

48 pages each.

Awards:
Parents' Choice Recommended Winner, 2001
Information Book Award Finalist, 2003
Silver Birch Award, shortlist 2004

Ages 8 and up.

2976 - The Good Times Travel Agency - $33.80